Click here for the coverage of their second Taiwan trip in 2023.
111th Taiwan National Day Ceremonies – Click picture to watch video
Contents:
– Introduction
– Events after the expedition
– Events in Taiwan on October 10 (111th Taiwan National Day Ceremonies)
– Events in Taiwan on October 9 (Field show at Liberty Square)
– Events in Taiwan on October 8 (Practice session in a gym)
– Events in Taiwan on October 7 (Stage show at National Concert Hall)
– Events in Taiwan on October 6 (Guerrilla gig at Grand Hotel)
– Events in Taiwan on October 5 (Arrival at Taoyuan International Airport)
– Events before the expedition
– News coverage of the official announcement of the trip
Introduction:
The band announced on September 6, 2022 (click here or here, in Japanese) that it has been formally invited by the President of the Legislative Yuan You Si-kun on behalf of the people of Taiwan as National Guests to perform in Taiwan as part of the Taiwan-Japan Friendship Activities. 2022 is the 50th Anniversary of the Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association, the de facto Embassy of Japan in Taiwan. 88 band members and 5 staff participated in this expedition.
This would be the band’s first expedition to Taiwan (and in Asia in general), and first overseas trip since 2017-18 tour to Rose Parade (click here for details of that).
YouTube playlist with large amount of videos on this expedition by Mäks-san is here.
Events after the expedition:
– Later interactions with Taiwan:
Due to the enormous success of the trip the band has had many interactions with Taiwan later in 2023, click here.
– Letter by Taiwanese cancer patient:
Taiwanese cancer patient is encouraged by the band performance and writes a letter to the band in January 2023. Click here for the letter, and here for the English translation by Ming-Sung Tsai -san. News flash on the matter is here.
– Summary videos:
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Above is a short summary video published on October 21, 2022 by General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) of all that happened in Taiwan. Summary article at Kyoto Shimbun is translated to English by Tetsuya T -san here.
The band sponsor Sun•Chlorella interviewed band members after the visit (video below). Translation to English by Alan-san is here. Note and more pictures at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here.
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– Video Greetings:
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After their midterm exams were over the band prepared a video greeting for their Taiwanese fans, as well as to Taipei First Girls’ Marching Band and the Junior High School band of Stella Matutina Girls’ High School (video by 快點TV). Video response by Stella Matutina at their Official Instagram is here, with English translation by Ming-Sung Tsai -san here.
The band also received handmade nougat (famous product of Hotel Royal-Nikko Taipei) as a present from Grand Hotel, Taipei. Here is their Thank You -video (video by ホテル．ロイヤル．ニッコー．タイペイHotel Royal-Nikko Taipei 台北老爺大酒店):
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Events in Taiwan on October 10:
– Band at Taoyuan International Airport leaving home:
Immediately after the National Day Ceremonies on October 10, 2022 the band left for Taoyuan International Airport for a flight back home as their midterm exams began next day at school. And as a last gift just before boarding the plane the band received commemorative stamp folios featuring their expedition to Taiwan (click here, and note at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) is here, in Chinese).
Click here for more pictures and short video. Note and more pictures at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here.
– 111th Taiwan National Day Ceremonies:
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History was made on October 10, 2022 when the band performed at the the 111th Taiwan National Day Ceremonies in the square in front of the Presidential Palace having the honor to be the first foreign performer in these Ceremonies (video by the Official YouTube-account of the Presidential Palace of Taiwan). The band played in front of Madame President Tsai Ing-wen, other dignitaries, and 10’000 invited guests. Later on Madame President even uploaded video of the Tachibana performance to her personal YouTube-account (click here). After the event the band thanked the volunteer students from Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry who helped them during and after their performance, click here. This was covered also by the English news of Formosa Television (FTV), click here.
Summary article at Central News Agency (CNA) website is here (in Japanese). Note at the Band Official Instagram is here, in Japanese (the number of their Instagram followers more than doubled after this event!). Note at the Band Official Homepage is here, in Japanese (SETN.com reports about the band homepage update here, in Chinese). Note at the school site is here, in Japanese. Article at Liberty Times is here, in Chinese. Article at Taiwan News is here, in English. Articles at Sankei Shimbun are here and here, in Japanese. Article at Japan Forward (=English language news site by Sankei Shimbun) is here, in English. News summary of the expedition by Kansai TV is here. News summary by TV Asahi is translated to English by MartinC-san here. News flash by Kyoto DAYS is here.
Events in Taiwan on October 9:
– Last dinner in Taiwan together:
In the evening of October 9, 2022 the band had last dinner together in Taiwan with speeches and encouragement from the Club President and Yutaka Umemoto (Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Kyoto Tachibana Gakuen). They also received surprise gift of xiaolongbao (steamed bun) from Madame President Tsai Ing-wen for their meal! Note and more pictures at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here. Note at the Band Official Instagram is here, in Japanese.
– Field show with two Taiwanese bands at Liberty Square:
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Tachibana attended a field show with two Taiwanese bands (Taipei First Girls’ Marching Band and the Junior High School band of Stella Matutina Girls’ High School from Taichung City) at Liberty Square, Taipei on October 9, 2022 (video by Next TV). This time the band surprised everybody with a different routine what has been seen before in Taiwan! Click here for reference, in Chinese.
Other complete videos of this event are here, here and here. Events before and after the Tachibana performance can be seen in this video, with English translation by essoduke-san here.
Band was at the center of intense media interest (video by ライRai)!
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Few pictures after the event are here. Pictures at the facebook of Nao Oomichi (announcer at the National Day Ceremonies) are here. Note and few pictures at the facebook of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) is here, in Chinese. Note at the Band Official Instagram is here, in Japanese. Note and pictures at the the facebook of the Parents Association of the Taipei First Girls’ Marching Band are here.
In the video below by NextHao的遊玩時間 the band is practicing before the event without the instruments:
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And finally the band is leaving the Square in this emotional farewell video by Cloud with Wind:
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Events in Taiwan on October 8:
– Summary video and interviews:
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In a video published on October 8, 2022 SET News summarized the events so far and interviewed Kaneshiro-sensei and Club President. English translation of the discussions by Alan-san is here.
– Watching the Presidential Palace Architectural Light Sculpture Exhibition Lighting Ceremony:
In the evening of October 8, 2022 the band went to watch the 111 National Day Presidential Palace Architectural Light Sculpture Exhibition Lighting Ceremony, and later on they were feasting on delicacies provided by McDonald’s! Note and more pictures at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here. Note at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) is here, in Chinese. Article at Central News Agency (CNA) website is here (in Japanese). Note at the Band Official Instagram is here, in Japanese.
– Band receives wire instruments as gifts:
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Taiwanese aluminium wire artist Deng Jiaming from Wire Lover Art Studio made wire instruments as gifts to every band member (video by SET News)! The band received the gifts on October 8, 2022.
Click here for more pictures and videos of the band receiving the gifts, and here for the note by the wire artist himself. Click here for a YouTube-channel which teaches you how to make wire art yourselves!
– Practice session in a gym:
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In the afternoon of October 8, 2022 the band planned to go to practice at the Liberty Square again but the rainy weather made them to change their minds and they went into an indoor gym instead (video by SET News). Later the day they also received the wire instrument gifts (see more of that above) as well as did some sightseeing at Taipei 101. Note and more pictures at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here.
Events in Taiwan on October 7:
– Stage show at National Concert Hall:
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Band played at National Concert Hall in Taipei as part of the “Japan-Taiwan Friendship Music Night” on October 7, 2022 presented by Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association and National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) of Taiwan, and hosted by Taiwanese composer Wen Lung-hsin (video by the Band Official YouTube-channel). Click here, here, here and here for the announcements by the band (in Japanese), and here for news (in Chinese). Click here for their setlist, in Chinese. Band played “Winter Games” by David Foster, Yūko Matsutani theme song “Lum no Love Song” from 1981-86 anime series “Urusei Yatsura“, funk arrangement of the folk song “Sōran Bushi” from Hokkaidō, followed by a 1930 song by Andy Razaf and Eubie Blake “Memories of You“, finishing traditionally by “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” made famous by Benny Goodman, in addition to which they sang “Furusato” in the end.
Note and more pictures at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here. Article at Central News Agency (CNA) website is here (in Japanese). Note at the Band Official Instagram is here, in Japanese.
In the video below by 段元敞 the rock stars are leaving after the concert to the shouts of enthusiastic fans!
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– Public rehearsal in front of the Presidential Palace:
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Band joined the public rehearsal for the Taiwan National Day Ceremonies in the square in front of the Presidential Palace on October 7, 2022 (video by SET News). Added with short march in and out they performed the AJBA Contest routine of this year. Reference is here, in Chinese. Video report by Mirror News is here. Notes at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) are here and here, in Chinese.
Other takes of the same are here, here, here and here.
Band also practiced their drill in heavy rain without the instruments (video by Andy金):
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– Meeting with the President of Taiwan:
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On October 7, 2022 the band was invited to the Presidential Palace in Taipei where they admired the architecture and met also with Madame President Tsai Ing-wen, who gave cake and tea for the band members as gifts (click here) (video by the Official YouTube-account of Madame President). More pictures at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here. Tweet of the meeting by Madame President is here. Note at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) is here, in Chinese. Article at Central News Agency (CNA) website is here (in Japanese). Note at the Band Official Instagram is here, in Japanese. Note at the Twitter-account of Keiji Furuya (member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan who was heading the Official Japanese Delegation to these Ceremonies, and seasoned amateur clarinetist himself) is here, in Japanese.
– Band goes shopping:
On an unknown date the band went shopping at the everrich Neihu Flaghsip Store, Taipei.
– Band at Cæsar Park Hotel:
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Band moved to Cæsar Park Hotel, Taipei so as to be closer to the main event venue on October 10, 2022 (video by 台北凱撒). Hotel took lot of pictures of their VIP guests!
– Band singing “Furusato”:
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Apparently in the morning of October 7, 2022 the band was singing “Furusato” at the staircase of Taipei Grand Hotel, as a practice for the concert in the evening (video by クマクマ).
Events in Taiwan on October 6:
– Summary of October 6, 2022:
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Mirror News summarizes the events of October 6, 2022 in the video above. Apparently the band continued training till the (very rainy) evening! Note at the Band Official Instagram is here, in Japanese.
Click here for video interview with Kaneshiro-sensei and Club President. Article at Central News Agency (CNA) website containing similar interviews is here (in Japanese). In the video below also SET News interviews Club President:
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– Meeting with the President of the Legislative Yuan:
Also on October 6, 2022 at Liberty Square the band met with the President of the Legislative Yuan You Si-kun (the person who formally invited the band to Taiwan, center right) who gave the band members pineapple cake and a cup of bubble tea which they like so much! Click here for the story at Taiwan Today, in Japanese. See also here, in Japanese (last picture).
– Practice session at Liberty Square:
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After meeting with the Taipei First Girls’ Marching Band on October 6, 2022 Tachibana went to Liberty Square for a quick practice in front of the National Theater (video by Lenna Tseng). Their practice routine was the AJBA Contest routine. Another take of the same is here.
Video of the events before is here, and of the events after here.
– Meeting with the Taipei First Girls’ Marching Band:
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In the afternoon of October 6, 2022 the band met with the famed Taipei First Girls’ Marching Band at their school in Taipei (video by the School’s Parents Association). More pictures and short videos at the facebook of Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association are here. Note at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) is here, in Chinese. Short Twitter-video of the band arrival to the Taipei First Girls’ High School is here. Note and pictures at the the facebook of the Parents Association of the Taipei First Girls’ Marching Band are here.
– Guerrilla gig at Grand Hotel:
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The band surprised the hotel guests with their performance of their trademark song “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” at the lobby of Taipei Grand Hotel (=Yuanshan Great Hotel, Maruyama Hotel) on October 6, 2022 (video by the Official YouTube-channel of the Grand Hotel). Another take by SET News is here. Afterwards the band gathered in front of the hotel for a commemorative photo.
Band was covered in the English news of Formosa Television (FTV) on October 6, 2022 (click here). Other news flashes of the same event are here, here, here, here and here. Note at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) is here, in Chinese. Article at Central News Agency (CNA) website is here (in Chinese) and corresponding video here.
Events in Taiwan on October 5:
– Arrival at Taoyuan International Airport:
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The band arrived at Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan on October 5, 2022 surrounded by Taiwanese news outlets (video by SET News). Click here for another short Twitter video. Other news flashes are here, here and here. Article at Central News Agency (CNA) website is here (in Chinese) and corresponding video here.
Events before the expedition:
– Visit by a Taiwanese delegation:
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On September 14 and 15, 2022 a delegation comprising of the members of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) and the National Day Preparatory Committee traveled to Kyoto to visit the school and personally bring the invitation to perform in Taiwan National Day Ceremonies to the band.
Note at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) is here, in Chinese. Note at the school site is here, in Japanese. News article by NOWnews is here (in Chinese), and their video coverage is above. Other news flashes are here, here, here and here.
News coverage of the official announcement of the trip:
Official note at the Twitter-account of the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) on September 6, 2022 is here, in Chinese. Short introductory video of the band at the Official YouTube-channel of the National Day Preparatory Committee is below:
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Article in Taiwan Today (Japanese version) is here (in Japanese), and in Asahi Shimbun here (in English). Intriguing inside story in NOWnews here (in Chinese). Band was also covered in the English news of Formosa Television (FTV) on September 6, 2022:
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News flash by SET iNews in Chinese:
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The Taiwanese news site NOWnews informed on August 14, 2022 that the Tachibana dancing style is considered completely different than what is commonplace in Taiwan (click here, in Chinese). According to the site Tachibana “brings out a joyful and cheerful atmosphere” which is important when the two countries still struggle to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
ODF – It says above that on the morning of October 7, 2022 the band was singing ‘Furusato’ on the staircase of the Grand Hotel, Taipei. The Instagram link no longer works, but there is a YouTube video of the event:
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Great find Martin-san! Blog updated.
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This is KT’s Taiwan expedition 2022, which was posted on the website of PIA LIVE STREEM for the 59th Regular Concert. The Japanese part has been translated into English.
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This is my favorite expedition, maybe even surpassed the 2018 Rose Parade. Lots of performances (the one in gym shorts at Liberty Square is my favorite even though it’s a practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdf8N_nZnX8 there’s also another one in Liberty Square in orange skirts and white T shirts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfXtS6ppCAA this practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt8wIScEqRA and this main performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-zw-ERtkgk Some Taiwanese fans with keen eyes were able to read the embroidered names on the gym clothes. Lots of interviews showing how the bands practice and the organisation of the band. In this Taiwan expedition line up, some Taiwanese fan was able to spot a sousaphone player in the colour guard, and how in one performance there were 81 instrument players while in others there were 87, and some of the colour guards played the clarinet and the flute as well. This is a gold mine of information in HD to satisfy my orange fever.
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Extraordinarias, excelentes, encantodoras…
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There are some KT photos after returning to Japan. There is also a short video in the comments section by a woman who works for Sun•Chlorella.
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A picture of DM ‘Creta’ with Nao Oomichi-san, MC of the Taiwan National Day Ceremony and the field show with two Taiwanese girls band
https://www.facebook.com/100044634570242/posts/pfbid0ovLgvKBmQ81AG1PryV1bakdScnvvTMrRKRd4WpCdsi4iVQdfd6kgw6DGn7CTw3TUl/?app=fbl
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More Japanese media coverage; this time on the Sankei Shimbun: https://www.sankei.com/article/20221021-MARLCQRKAZMPVERWBWX3EF32FI/
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All the events seems to have a hundred videos except for the stage show at National Concert Hall. Looks like the band is really popular in Taiwan, in my estimate probably 2 million(or more) views in YT in a span of 5 days. Even in Japan, you can’t get a million views/week, but in Taiwan even for just hours the videos can get 100K, even from those little known youtubers. Finally, no videos from bilibili 🙂
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Some nice drawing here:
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found a video of their visit on the Taipei girls school
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Attempted translation of parts of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUa4naI5h8I
It uses the Google Translate camera function and is liable to many errors. Some bits were incomprehensible, so I read between the lines so to speak. Improvements would be very welcome!
First, the students are seen preparing for the “flash mob”. The excited presenter comments on how they move sprightly, despite the weight of some of the instruments. Then a vox pop of audience members who are all bowled over. One says that the performance is of an international standard, rarely seen locally. He adds that it is an artistic creation. After which, “Renpy” teaches her the famous 62.5 cm step. Following which, the presenter comments it is hard to imagine that 70% of the students had no prior musical instrument experience before joining the band. (Either this is a mistranslation, or she means “marching” experience.)
Renpy talks of the challenge of flying shoes, which the presenter had noticed. “Must never be seen by the public,” Renpy says. “Just pretend it’s OK and continue playing”. The presenter then describes the band’s history, its seniority system and how the tradition of the seniors has been passed down to create a legend. She makes the link with Sound! Euphonium and how the anime portrays the hard work that goes into creating the consequent applause. “Those that can’t keep up will be eliminated.” After which, Kaneshiro-sensei explains the hard practice and long hours put in by KT’s students, emphasising that the band is an extracurricular club. The presenter continues about how, just a month after the freshmen have joined, the 88 members must play together (the background video is the Rose Parade, not quite appropriate for her comment!). She then asks Kaneshiro-sensei about unexpected situations that may arise, such as flying shoes. He replies that such situations often occur, like an accidental collision, or instruments that break and won’t play. The answer, he says, is to just keep on performing till the end. (The background video is showing the scene where Trombone prematurely swings left). As for flying shoes, the normal procedure is to kick them off the performance area. Kaneshiro-sensei repeats that accidents are hard to avoid.
The presenter then notes that even during breaks, the students always show enthusiasm towards whatever camera is being pointed at them and shout, “Love Taiwan”. Back at the interview, Renpy describes how happy everyone feels with the very warm welcome they had received. It has left a deep impression. She continues by saying that when they learnt of their forthcoming visit, the students didn’t know much about Taiwan, but that they then gathered a lot of information. She also talks about the food, feasting as if at a castle banquet.
After which, the Secretary General of the Cultural Federation describes how the students of both KT and Taipei First Girls’ had carefully prepared gifts for each other, some hand painted. He talks of the cultural importance of such exchanges (is there a hint of Taipei First’s girls visiting Japan?). Towards the end, the presenter, over the video background of the “flash mob”, talks of the “youthful invincibility” of the Orange Devils. I think she adds that such exchanges promise well for the future.
Finally, we hear KT shout their tour slogan: “I love Taiwan!”
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https://fb.watch/f_DA-njfCt/ ,https://fb.watch/f_DSehuBIS/ ,
2 videos of the grand hotel on their fb page about tachibana
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found a better quality in yt..same from grand hotel yt.
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This is absolutely a rockstar event! Wonderful to see information and videos coming out almost in real time. Feels like Christmas to a small child 🙂
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Rockstar level will show when they leave Taiwan. Remember the Beatles pop group? Maybe not but they will have forged a stronger bond between their country and Taiwan.
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“The band is expected to arrive on Oct. 5 and is to undergo quarantine according to regulations”
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/09/07/2003784904
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I believe the journalists @SET iNews know nothing about KT and all the information in the news flash could be Googled.
The first guy interviewed is who he suggests to invite KT and involved in the negotiations, he reveals the parents are the key to KT accepted the invitation. The second guy is a college music professor but I’m not sure if he is involved from the short interview.
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Thank You Conway-san!
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About live streaming abroad: there will be domestically and for free for sure but not sure about abroad. My suggestion is write to madame Bi-Khim Hsiao who is Ambassador of Taiwan to the US @twitter/bikhim, or even madame Ing-wen Tsai, President of ROC @twitter/iingwen, they will be surprised that people demand to watch live streaming from abroad just because KT is invited!
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Our friends of the blog has dig out a lot of information about the forth coming Taiwan trip of KT but let me add some more.
They will spend the first night at the Grand Hotel of Taipei which is like the Waldorf Astoria of New York. The second night will be Caesar Park Hotel which used to be the first Hilton of Taiwan, it is chosen because is not far from the Presidential Office. And I agree that it may all pay by the ceremony organizer.
The ceremony will take place in a boulevard in front of the Presidential Office and the Taipei’s First Girl’s Senior High School is also nearby. Alan has uploaded some information of “Beiyi” to the Fan Corner which are all correct but we boys tend to call them “Beiyau” because we say one as “yau” the military way like alpha-bravo-charlie and “yau” also means devils so our Orange Devils will pay a visit to the Northern Devils but I’m not sure if they will perform together because they very different.
There will be rehearsals before October 10th, maybe one or two for KT in 9th and even one during the night time which I may see them in person but not the best environment of video/picture shooting. I did have Nikon digital SLR and lens but don’t have proper equipment for video, I wish I can meet some videographers there and hope they can share some works on YouTube.
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The band certainly is traveling with style this time! Hopefully they have time to enjoy the luxuries of the places they are staying!
Conway-san! Would you kindly be able to summarize what is discussed in this news flash about Tachibana?
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Please visit the USA, I missed both 2012 and 18…did not know about the band until this year…wow!…what a style you have.
Keep your heads low in case of low flying Chinese jets..LOL.
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a quand la FRANCE?
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It is officially announced! As a “Bravo-Ojisan” from Taiwan, I would like to wish all the members, advicers and supporters of the club, students, teachers and principal of the school and maybe some friends of this blog a happy journey to Taiwan.
I myself live in the 西門町 in Taipei which means a borough around the western entrance of the old Taipei town, now a tourist attraction, and about 15 minutes walk to the ceremony site. I am afraid I am not invited to the ceremony but I will wait outside the site to hope I can see the Orange Devils in person.
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Conway- it was you who first brought us the scoop! I do hope you get to see them- with camera. (And please make sure the weather gods behave!)
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Conway Shen
I hope the same for you, that you meet the students and for all of us here on the blog, that you have a camera and can film it for us.
Sorry for the request, but I would be very happy about it.
I was a bit skeptical that the trip would actually take place, but I’m all the happier now.
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Clive: I second the motion, But replace England with the Midwest U.S. and Wisconsin.
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As well do not be greedy was all a long time ago they visited England
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It will surely be a beautiful experience in Taiwan.
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Excellent! I hope they go and make a lot of people happy there!
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At last it’s official! What a tremendous honour: the first group from a foreign country to be invited to perform at Taiwan’s National Day celebration!
The band fully expects to be publicly broadcast: “We hope that our performance will bring smiles not only to the people of Taiwan but also to people around the world who will see our performance” (DeepL translation).
It is also quite a feat of organisation; presumably Taiwan’s three-day quarantine will apply. If it does, perhaps it will offer good study time for the band’s students?
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I wish they would come to England
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They came here in 1975. To Harrogate. We both missed it!
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Not much info on that visit. The band has progressed since then. It might spark some enthusiasm into our kids.
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That’s some great news!
Busy October! 😁🍊🧡
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